AP English III
For this weekend you have a few goals to accomplish - here they are in some sort of order:
1. Review your annotations of "Serving in Florida" - apply the terms of logos, pathos, and ethos as well as looking at the rhetorical relationship which is established and manipulated throughout this text.
2. Read and annotate "On Dumpster Diving" which is available at this link. Be sure to look carefully at the terms that we discussed in class as well as other elements which you find to be significant to the text.
3. Prepare your final draft of your "Introduction" piece. Final drafts are due on Thursday - remember that I am available for conferencing on Tuesday afternoon. Take the feedback you've received today and build from that.
English II
Just like the A-day students you are expected to have a draft of your paragraph to use for peer editing and review on Tuesday. We'll work through this process and move toward our final drafts.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
8/27/2014 - A Day - Homework
Russian II
Spend approximately fifteen to twenty minutes reading over the new phonetics sheet from today. Focus on your mouth position for the vowels as well as clear sounds. Spend an additional fifteen to twenty minutes reading over the exercises on sheet one.
I would additionally recommend reading over the information in your Schaum's Outline of Russian Grammar about the nominative and accusative cases. Next class we will do some exercises before going on to the new focus cases.
Russian I
Read over your phonetics sheet to practice your pronunciation of the letters. Make sure that you also practice your handwriting by writing the short poem on the back of the second page. Try to read the poem as you write it to practice more of your pronunciation and vocabulary knowledge.
English II
Be sure that you have finished a draft of your paragraph for our peer editing session next class. You must have a complete paragraph in order to receive credit. It may be handwritten.
Spend approximately fifteen to twenty minutes reading over the new phonetics sheet from today. Focus on your mouth position for the vowels as well as clear sounds. Spend an additional fifteen to twenty minutes reading over the exercises on sheet one.
I would additionally recommend reading over the information in your Schaum's Outline of Russian Grammar about the nominative and accusative cases. Next class we will do some exercises before going on to the new focus cases.
Russian I
Read over your phonetics sheet to practice your pronunciation of the letters. Make sure that you also practice your handwriting by writing the short poem on the back of the second page. Try to read the poem as you write it to practice more of your pronunciation and vocabulary knowledge.
English II
Be sure that you have finished a draft of your paragraph for our peer editing session next class. You must have a complete paragraph in order to receive credit. It may be handwritten.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
First Day of School - Version 2.0
AP English III
Students - great first day! We're off to a really wonderful start. Here are your reminders for tonight to prepare you for our next class together on Thursday.
Students - great first day! We're off to a really wonderful start. Here are your reminders for tonight to prepare you for our next class together on Thursday.
- Prepare your rough draft of the introduction assignment. Make sure that you have at least two paragraphs to earn credit for editing.
- Read and annotate "Serving in Florida" available at this link. If you cannot print the article make sure that you at least have notes to show.
- Begin rereading the selected chapters of The Working Poor: "Introduction", "Harvest of Shame" and "Work Works".
- Complete your Parent/Student Information Sheet either on paper or on the online form available a few posts down.
English II
Please see the A-day post for English II for your assignments.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Homework - First Day of School
Greetings Students! It was great meeting you all today. I'm looking forward to getting to know you more as we progress through the year together. Here are your reminders for tonight to get you started:
Russian I/Russian II/English II
Make sure that you fill out your Student/Parent Information Sheet and turn that in to me. You can also complete the online version and turn in no paperwork.
Russian I
Read and write exercise one. Practice several times with the speaking of the words. Listen to your recording. Remember to reduce your aspiration of the letter T through proper tongue position! Write the words several times to get the style of Russian handwriting.
Russian II
Read through all exercises and practice your speaking. Pay close attention to the unstressed vowels and the change in their sounds. For tonight, spend some time with the Schaums Outline book and review concepts as we begin our structured review over the next few classes.
Russian I/Russian II/English II
Make sure that you fill out your Student/Parent Information Sheet and turn that in to me. You can also complete the online version and turn in no paperwork.
Russian I
Read and write exercise one. Practice several times with the speaking of the words. Listen to your recording. Remember to reduce your aspiration of the letter T through proper tongue position! Write the words several times to get the style of Russian handwriting.
Russian II
Read through all exercises and practice your speaking. Pay close attention to the unstressed vowels and the change in their sounds. For tonight, spend some time with the Schaums Outline book and review concepts as we begin our structured review over the next few classes.
Russian Online Resources
Russian I and Russian II
Students - The following resources will be very useful for you as we move through our study of Russian together. Below are several links as well as information about what you will find at each of these links. Please use them throughout the year as you find them to be needed.
Эхо Москвы
The only way to get better at a foreign language is by immersing yourself in it. That's why I offer you this radio station. A great practice is for you to listen to this about thirty minutes to an hour each day. I say do it while you're working on Russian. You won't understand much, but it'll help you with intonation, and just repetition. You'll also find yourself understanding more as you learn more through the year.
UCLA Beginner's Russian
There are so many resources here I don't know where to start. This is an online textbook with explanations of grammar concepts and exercises that you can use to help with your mastery of skills. The chapters aren't the same as ours so feel free to explore through several different chapters to get what you will need. Please ask for help using this resource if you need it.
Викисловарь
This is a great online dictionary especially for forms of words in cases. The explanation of the words are in Russian as is most everything else on the page. Put the word you're working with in the search box to find your declension charts or any other information you may need on a word.
Tons of Resources
This page has almost everything else from grammar to translators to games to exercises. If you can't find it elsewhere, look here.
Yandex
This is the Russian equivalent of Google. They have some really good tools to help out with Russian like their translator which is far better than Google's.
Students - The following resources will be very useful for you as we move through our study of Russian together. Below are several links as well as information about what you will find at each of these links. Please use them throughout the year as you find them to be needed.
Эхо Москвы
The only way to get better at a foreign language is by immersing yourself in it. That's why I offer you this radio station. A great practice is for you to listen to this about thirty minutes to an hour each day. I say do it while you're working on Russian. You won't understand much, but it'll help you with intonation, and just repetition. You'll also find yourself understanding more as you learn more through the year.
UCLA Beginner's Russian
There are so many resources here I don't know where to start. This is an online textbook with explanations of grammar concepts and exercises that you can use to help with your mastery of skills. The chapters aren't the same as ours so feel free to explore through several different chapters to get what you will need. Please ask for help using this resource if you need it.
Викисловарь
This is a great online dictionary especially for forms of words in cases. The explanation of the words are in Russian as is most everything else on the page. Put the word you're working with in the search box to find your declension charts or any other information you may need on a word.
Tons of Resources
This page has almost everything else from grammar to translators to games to exercises. If you can't find it elsewhere, look here.
Yandex
This is the Russian equivalent of Google. They have some really good tools to help out with Russian like their translator which is far better than Google's.
Saturday, August 23, 2014
And just like that it's time to start up again!
Welcome back everyone! I'll post more as the year actually gets started but for now I just want to post the link to the Parent/Student Information Form. Please either complete the paper document or this online form after the first day of school to ensure easy communication through the year.
Link to Parent/Student Information Form.
Link to Parent/Student Information Form.
Friday, June 13, 2014
And It's The End of Another Year
And now I'm officially done for the year. It's been a serious pleasure this year working with all of you. I look forward to seeing you next year and sharing a lot of stories about how crazy Moscow was this summer.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Grades Complete
I have now completed all grades except for B2 - Your EOC scores will hopefully be in tomorrow or Friday. I'll let you know once they are.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Textbooks
AP English III
I cannot account for five copies of the McGraw Hill Reader and six copies of 50 Essays. If you have these texts please return them to me tomorrow morning.
I cannot account for five copies of the McGraw Hill Reader and six copies of 50 Essays. If you have these texts please return them to me tomorrow morning.
Grades Complete
I have completed grades for A3 in addition to the previously listed classes. No EOC scores yet; hopefully tomorrow.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Final Grades
Currently I have final grades ready for A2 and B1. I will continue to update as more exams are taken. Please see me before school, at lunch, or after school.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Russian I - Helpful Resource
Russian I Students -
Here is a link to a very useful resource for explaining and practicing Russian grammar. You'll have to look at all chapters to review what we've done in class. If you see topics which were not covered in the course of the year, overlook them, the program at UCLA uses a different system.
I hope this is helpful as you prepare for your exam.
Here is a link to a very useful resource for explaining and practicing Russian grammar. You'll have to look at all chapters to review what we've done in class. If you see topics which were not covered in the course of the year, overlook them, the program at UCLA uses a different system.
I hope this is helpful as you prepare for your exam.
Exams Begin!
All Students -
Please make sure that you follow the exam schedule and attend all required review sessions. My review sessions will be especially helpful in AP and Russian since I have written those exams. For English II and III we will review all the needed skills and types of questions on the exams to prepare.
If you have missing work or things to be completed you must finish by Friday the 30th of May. This is the day that I will finalize my 4th Quarter Grades.
Please make sure that you follow the exam schedule and attend all required review sessions. My review sessions will be especially helpful in AP and Russian since I have written those exams. For English II and III we will review all the needed skills and types of questions on the exams to prepare.
If you have missing work or things to be completed you must finish by Friday the 30th of May. This is the day that I will finalize my 4th Quarter Grades.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
The Last B Day of the Year - 5/22/2014
Honors English II
All grades have been posted for the quarter with the exception of a few websites which were given extensions. Please make sure to finish your site by the approved time so that I can grade it and finish my work for the quarter.
Our review session for the EOC will fall on Thursday the 29th, beginning at 11:06. If you are exempt from the morning exam (A2 class) you are expected to be in class for our review. It's important to be at the review since we have not seriously done deep review for the EOC. Our exam will be the next day, Friday morning. Be to school on time. If you miss the beginning of an EOC you may be asked to come back on a make-up day.
ESL English III
Our review period will fall on Monday the 2nd of June, beginning at 11:06. With your exam happening the very next day, Tuesday the 3rd. Again, be on time, have all of your materials, and be well rested!
If any of you have textbooks you must turn them in before the review period. I will be issuing fines for any missing texts at the review session.
All grades have been posted for the quarter with the exception of a few websites which were given extensions. Please make sure to finish your site by the approved time so that I can grade it and finish my work for the quarter.
Our review session for the EOC will fall on Thursday the 29th, beginning at 11:06. If you are exempt from the morning exam (A2 class) you are expected to be in class for our review. It's important to be at the review since we have not seriously done deep review for the EOC. Our exam will be the next day, Friday morning. Be to school on time. If you miss the beginning of an EOC you may be asked to come back on a make-up day.
ESL English III
Our review period will fall on Monday the 2nd of June, beginning at 11:06. With your exam happening the very next day, Tuesday the 3rd. Again, be on time, have all of your materials, and be well rested!
If any of you have textbooks you must turn them in before the review period. I will be issuing fines for any missing texts at the review session.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
News
I didn't win for the district but I still feel accomplished! Thanks y'all! See you in the morning.
A-Day Student Homework - 5/21/2014
This is it - our last class on Friday is really just an extra day for us to tie up some loose ends.
AP English III
Come prepared on Friday to have some fun, it's character cafe day! Bring your supplies, feel free to drop off in the morning before school, and then we'll eat, drink, and be merry. Some of us will end up dead on the ground by the end of the class, but that's okay - as long as the rest of us get out of the way of that speeding car, right Myrtle?
Exemptions have been announced - if you think you should be exempt and are not, please see me.
Return all books or materials which are mine - you know who you are.
Russian I
You should be studying nightly for your final. See me if you have individual questions or concerns - I'll have your letter grades posted as soon as I can.
AP English III
Come prepared on Friday to have some fun, it's character cafe day! Bring your supplies, feel free to drop off in the morning before school, and then we'll eat, drink, and be merry. Some of us will end up dead on the ground by the end of the class, but that's okay - as long as the rest of us get out of the way of that speeding car, right Myrtle?
Exemptions have been announced - if you think you should be exempt and are not, please see me.
Return all books or materials which are mine - you know who you are.
Russian I
You should be studying nightly for your final. See me if you have individual questions or concerns - I'll have your letter grades posted as soon as I can.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Homework for B-Day Students - 5/20/2014
Honors English II
Please begin turning in your books. After our presentations on Thursday I want to run through and check to make sure that all textbooks have been accounted and collected. If not, I will issue fines and letters stating how much you will owe if the book is not returned. Feel free to turn in the books early if you need to.
Next class we will be presenting our websites - make sure that they are thoroughly completed as you will be assessed during your presentation. Make sure that you use the rubric and identify your two focus questions so that I know where to weight your grades. Ask for help if you need it, but be aware that we are on the last minute related to this project.
Remember to make sure that you've shared your website to mrmillerjhs@gmail.com -- to make sure you could also e-mail me a link, but I prefer you just share.
ESL English III
You will have your final quiz on Night next class. Be prepared for that by studying through your notes - it will be a short answer quiz so that we can prepare for our NCFE which will have short answer questions. Study and prepare! It's our last grade of the year.
Please begin turning in your books. After our presentations on Thursday I want to run through and check to make sure that all textbooks have been accounted and collected. If not, I will issue fines and letters stating how much you will owe if the book is not returned. Feel free to turn in the books early if you need to.
Next class we will be presenting our websites - make sure that they are thoroughly completed as you will be assessed during your presentation. Make sure that you use the rubric and identify your two focus questions so that I know where to weight your grades. Ask for help if you need it, but be aware that we are on the last minute related to this project.
Remember to make sure that you've shared your website to mrmillerjhs@gmail.com -- to make sure you could also e-mail me a link, but I prefer you just share.
ESL English III
You will have your final quiz on Night next class. Be prepared for that by studying through your notes - it will be a short answer quiz so that we can prepare for our NCFE which will have short answer questions. Study and prepare! It's our last grade of the year.
Monday, May 19, 2014
Homework for A-Day Classes - 5/19/2014
AP English III
Your homework for tonight is to spend time working on your Character Bone Structure sheets. Know that these will be collected on Friday as your final grade and will be half of your participation in Friday's Character Cafe. This is your main goal. I'll give out exemptions to the exam as soon as I can.
Russian I
Today we reviewed the different topics which will be covered on the final exam. I hope that this was useful for all of you. In addition, we spent some time going over the different cases and their functions. Next class you will have your final writing assignment. Be sure to have your index card with necessary vocabulary on it to compose your letter. This is your final grade of the year before the final exam. Make it count.
Your homework for tonight is to spend time working on your Character Bone Structure sheets. Know that these will be collected on Friday as your final grade and will be half of your participation in Friday's Character Cafe. This is your main goal. I'll give out exemptions to the exam as soon as I can.
Russian I
Today we reviewed the different topics which will be covered on the final exam. I hope that this was useful for all of you. In addition, we spent some time going over the different cases and their functions. Next class you will have your final writing assignment. Be sure to have your index card with necessary vocabulary on it to compose your letter. This is your final grade of the year before the final exam. Make it count.
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Homework for the Weekend - B Day Students
Honors English II
This weekend you should all be preparing for your final major assessments in class. Your final quiz on Night will fall on Tuesday with the presentation and assessment of your websites on Thursday. I'm more than happy to help you with your websites. Send me emails or come meet with me to get on my calendar.
In addition I would start to look over things in preparation for the EOC. We will discuss this more as it draws nearer.
ESL English III
This weekend you should all continue reading Night. I would also study and review your multiple choice practice questions as we keep doing more. Consider the correct answer and try to understand what makes the answer correct over others.
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Homework for A-Day Students: Final Weekend: 5/15/2014
AP English III
For this weekend I want for all of you to begin preparing for your final exams by making a study list of texts we've read this year, authors, and significant characters in each. Go all the way back to Steinbeck for this. For those of you planning on taking the exam, this will be highly fruitful in organizing your study of these different pieces this year.
In addition, we'll be having a bit of a writing workshop on college admissions essays. Try to look at the applications for schools which interest you and find essay prompts. Bring those with you to class on Monday so that we can begin to talk about effective strategies for compiling and completing these essays.
In addition, here is the link for the AP Summer Scholars Camp hosted by DPS - A good opportunity for those of you in town this summer to develop your AP skills before next year.
http://cia.dpsnc.net/advanced-academics/advanced-placement
Russian I
No homework this weekend as you had a test today. Make sure that if you have missing work that you get this turned in. I'd also recommend studying a bit for your final - we'll start review on Monday with the introduction and chapter one. Don't forget as well that we will have our writing assignment on Wednesday and Thursday in class.
For this weekend I want for all of you to begin preparing for your final exams by making a study list of texts we've read this year, authors, and significant characters in each. Go all the way back to Steinbeck for this. For those of you planning on taking the exam, this will be highly fruitful in organizing your study of these different pieces this year.
In addition, we'll be having a bit of a writing workshop on college admissions essays. Try to look at the applications for schools which interest you and find essay prompts. Bring those with you to class on Monday so that we can begin to talk about effective strategies for compiling and completing these essays.
In addition, here is the link for the AP Summer Scholars Camp hosted by DPS - A good opportunity for those of you in town this summer to develop your AP skills before next year.
http://cia.dpsnc.net/advanced-academics/advanced-placement
Russian I
No homework this weekend as you had a test today. Make sure that if you have missing work that you get this turned in. I'd also recommend studying a bit for your final - we'll start review on Monday with the introduction and chapter one. Don't forget as well that we will have our writing assignment on Wednesday and Thursday in class.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
B Day Homework - 5/14/2014
Honors English II
I hope that today's brief conversation helped you all to see the larger point that Wiesel is making about himself and a lot of survivors from the camps after World War II. We'll continue to look at the text as a whole next class before we have our final quiz on Tuesday of next week. For tonight, I would suggest continuing to review the text as well as work on your websites. You have your rubric for completing the websites, so make sure that you are moving forward with that final project. In addition, make sure that you email me or contact me in some way to ask for help with these sites.
ESL English II
We began reading chapter five today in class to see more of what life is like in the camps. Next class I'll be giving back your project drafts so that we can revise those before our final few classes. Continue reading forward in Night. Watch how Elie's character is continuing to change and how his relationship with his father is shifting too.
Remember to get all missing or make-up assignments in to me by Friday. If you can't get your work in by Friday, let me know so I can expect your work.
I hope that today's brief conversation helped you all to see the larger point that Wiesel is making about himself and a lot of survivors from the camps after World War II. We'll continue to look at the text as a whole next class before we have our final quiz on Tuesday of next week. For tonight, I would suggest continuing to review the text as well as work on your websites. You have your rubric for completing the websites, so make sure that you are moving forward with that final project. In addition, make sure that you email me or contact me in some way to ask for help with these sites.
ESL English II
We began reading chapter five today in class to see more of what life is like in the camps. Next class I'll be giving back your project drafts so that we can revise those before our final few classes. Continue reading forward in Night. Watch how Elie's character is continuing to change and how his relationship with his father is shifting too.
Remember to get all missing or make-up assignments in to me by Friday. If you can't get your work in by Friday, let me know so I can expect your work.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
A Day Homework and Announcements - 5/13/2014
AP English III
I applaud all of you for your argumentative letters today. If you need to finish a draft or make some tweaks, please do that tonight so that I can put our letters in the mail on Friday. I've enjoyed seeing your approaches to this idea of banning books as well as the clear and thorough approach you're using in speaking to the school board members. Continue this type of writing, working and thinking.
For tonight, make sure that you have read Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People" - you have my annotations to help you though the text as well as good questions to consider to help you break down the text. Read and analyze thoroughly so that we can have a productive conversation on Thursday.
Russian I
Next class we will be having our verb exam. You'll need to be able to conjugate verbs in the present, past, and future tenses. Make sure that you have studied the One-Stem Verb Resource Sheet which outlines particulars to each conjugation as well as the different stems and conjugation patterns controlled by those stems.
In addition, continue working on your drafts of your letters to your Moldovan host family. We'll continue working on this in class in preparation for Wednesday/Thursday's completion of this writing task.
Finally remember that all make-up/revised work is due by Friday. If you will not be able to make this deadline please see me in advance.
I applaud all of you for your argumentative letters today. If you need to finish a draft or make some tweaks, please do that tonight so that I can put our letters in the mail on Friday. I've enjoyed seeing your approaches to this idea of banning books as well as the clear and thorough approach you're using in speaking to the school board members. Continue this type of writing, working and thinking.
For tonight, make sure that you have read Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People" - you have my annotations to help you though the text as well as good questions to consider to help you break down the text. Read and analyze thoroughly so that we can have a productive conversation on Thursday.
Russian I
Next class we will be having our verb exam. You'll need to be able to conjugate verbs in the present, past, and future tenses. Make sure that you have studied the One-Stem Verb Resource Sheet which outlines particulars to each conjugation as well as the different stems and conjugation patterns controlled by those stems.
In addition, continue working on your drafts of your letters to your Moldovan host family. We'll continue working on this in class in preparation for Wednesday/Thursday's completion of this writing task.
Finally remember that all make-up/revised work is due by Friday. If you will not be able to make this deadline please see me in advance.
B-Day Homework - Super Late - So Sorry - 5/12/2014
Honors English II
Incredibly sorry that I didn't get this posted. I had a presentation which threw off my afternoon and this just flew out of my mind. I'll also blame cutting the grass since I was too exhausted to do anything after that.
To those of you who submitted your papers yesterday, thank you. The resubmission window is open and Friday is the last day to submit those items. Friday is actually the last day for all items for everyone. For tonight finish reading Night. We'll be taking our final exam on Wiesel's narrative on Tuesday the 20th and then present our website projects on Thursday the 22nd. The extension for the websites is due to the technical problems we were having in the labs.
With the website projects, remember to use e-mail to communicate with me on those. If you've shared with me I can get in there and help you to format and incorporate things. Also remember to use images and videos, but to cite all sourced information.
ESL English III
I was happy that many of you performed well on the practice multiple choice. We'll be doing more of those in the days to come. For tonight, continue to review those questions and strategies. If you got a question wrong, look at the right answer and try to ask yourself why the answer you selected isn't as good as the one labeled correct.
Next class we will have our (hopefully) last day in the library and you'll be printing all of your items for submission.
Incredibly sorry that I didn't get this posted. I had a presentation which threw off my afternoon and this just flew out of my mind. I'll also blame cutting the grass since I was too exhausted to do anything after that.
To those of you who submitted your papers yesterday, thank you. The resubmission window is open and Friday is the last day to submit those items. Friday is actually the last day for all items for everyone. For tonight finish reading Night. We'll be taking our final exam on Wiesel's narrative on Tuesday the 20th and then present our website projects on Thursday the 22nd. The extension for the websites is due to the technical problems we were having in the labs.
With the website projects, remember to use e-mail to communicate with me on those. If you've shared with me I can get in there and help you to format and incorporate things. Also remember to use images and videos, but to cite all sourced information.
ESL English III
I was happy that many of you performed well on the practice multiple choice. We'll be doing more of those in the days to come. For tonight, continue to review those questions and strategies. If you got a question wrong, look at the right answer and try to ask yourself why the answer you selected isn't as good as the one labeled correct.
Next class we will have our (hopefully) last day in the library and you'll be printing all of your items for submission.
Friday, May 9, 2014
Homework for A-Day Students and a Few Announcements
AP English III
You have something very rare this weekend - nothing to do for our next class. Enjoy this weekend. Enjoy the fact that you've taken your AP Exam. I hope that you all felt confident and prepared! Next class we'll start to have some fun with our final five classes together.
Russian I:
Your Verb Conjugation Unit Exam will fall on the 15th and 16th. Next class we will continue to review and practice some of our new vocabulary on numbers (which will not be on this exam) as well as a few more conjugation drills (which will be on this exam). In addition we will continue to work on our final letter drafts for the 21st and 22nd - the day we have our written examination.
For tonight/this weekend continue to study and prepare. Complete the additional translation assignment if you would like to submit that for extra credit or make-up credit for a previously missed homework/classwork assignment this unit. If you have no missing assignments I will apply extra credit to a previous assignment.
All Students:
Remember that all missing work needs to be completed and submitted ASAP. Nothing will be accepted past next Friday the 16th for any classes. If you don't know your status in regards to missing assignments, see me.
English II Honors:
I'm going to move your quiz on Night back to the 20th so that we're all done with AP Exams. This will also allow us to finish the novel before the quiz. Please make sure that your parallelism assignment is ready for me next class. You should also be ready to begin constructing your websites!
You have something very rare this weekend - nothing to do for our next class. Enjoy this weekend. Enjoy the fact that you've taken your AP Exam. I hope that you all felt confident and prepared! Next class we'll start to have some fun with our final five classes together.
Russian I:
Your Verb Conjugation Unit Exam will fall on the 15th and 16th. Next class we will continue to review and practice some of our new vocabulary on numbers (which will not be on this exam) as well as a few more conjugation drills (which will be on this exam). In addition we will continue to work on our final letter drafts for the 21st and 22nd - the day we have our written examination.
For tonight/this weekend continue to study and prepare. Complete the additional translation assignment if you would like to submit that for extra credit or make-up credit for a previously missed homework/classwork assignment this unit. If you have no missing assignments I will apply extra credit to a previous assignment.
All Students:
Remember that all missing work needs to be completed and submitted ASAP. Nothing will be accepted past next Friday the 16th for any classes. If you don't know your status in regards to missing assignments, see me.
English II Honors:
I'm going to move your quiz on Night back to the 20th so that we're all done with AP Exams. This will also allow us to finish the novel before the quiz. Please make sure that your parallelism assignment is ready for me next class. You should also be ready to begin constructing your websites!
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Homework for the Weekend - B Day - 5/8/2014
Honors English II
This weekend you all will be doing some textual analysis between chapters two and six focusing on the idea of parallelism. Your goal within this activity is to investigate the similarities in order to see the underlying differences. First, set up your paper: Create four columns (item/chapter two/chapter six/analysis). For the items, you must analyze Elie and the group/community, you may then choose two other items you see as parallel. With each chapter, find a quotation which helps you to see the parallelism between the item in chapter two and in chapter six. Lastly, analyze and explain the larger difference you've identified.
This is a high level activity in analysis and pattern recognition. Great skills to develop before our EOC. Also, remember that paper resubmissions are coming due. If you would like to resubmit, get that settled.
ESL English III
Make sure that if you have a native language to English dictionary that you bring that with you to class so that we can work on strategies for using that tool effectively.
This weekend you all will be doing some textual analysis between chapters two and six focusing on the idea of parallelism. Your goal within this activity is to investigate the similarities in order to see the underlying differences. First, set up your paper: Create four columns (item/chapter two/chapter six/analysis). For the items, you must analyze Elie and the group/community, you may then choose two other items you see as parallel. With each chapter, find a quotation which helps you to see the parallelism between the item in chapter two and in chapter six. Lastly, analyze and explain the larger difference you've identified.
This is a high level activity in analysis and pattern recognition. Great skills to develop before our EOC. Also, remember that paper resubmissions are coming due. If you would like to resubmit, get that settled.
ESL English III
Make sure that if you have a native language to English dictionary that you bring that with you to class so that we can work on strategies for using that tool effectively.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Homework for A-Day Students: 5/7/2014
AP English III
In effect, we're done. You've got your exam next class and that is your chance to show everything that you've learned this year. Make me proud. Remember to have sharpened number two pencils, a few pens, and a watch for the exam so that you can time yourselves on the essays. I would also suggest a good breakfast on Friday morning.
Please come to my room at 7:30 so we can do our chant before you all march over to the exam. Remember that this is an English exam; don't stay up cramming the night before - a good night's sleep will do you much better.
Russian I
Tonight for homework you need to complete exercise six which is the fill in the blanks activity. Use a dictionary to find the word needed and then use clues to put the words in the proper tense or case. Most of these words are verbs, so this is an excellent final review on conjugation and verb completion. Make sure that this is complete for Friday when I will collect it and your most recent warm-up sheet for an accuracy check.
Also, you should try to begin preparing yourselves for your final writing assignment which will fall on the 21st and 22nd of this month. You received the prompt today, take this time to prepare, write drafts, and ask for my help.
Your exam on verb conjugation will fall on the 15th and 16th which is next week. We've been reviewing a lot so I expect good things from all of you.
In effect, we're done. You've got your exam next class and that is your chance to show everything that you've learned this year. Make me proud. Remember to have sharpened number two pencils, a few pens, and a watch for the exam so that you can time yourselves on the essays. I would also suggest a good breakfast on Friday morning.
Please come to my room at 7:30 so we can do our chant before you all march over to the exam. Remember that this is an English exam; don't stay up cramming the night before - a good night's sleep will do you much better.
Russian I
Tonight for homework you need to complete exercise six which is the fill in the blanks activity. Use a dictionary to find the word needed and then use clues to put the words in the proper tense or case. Most of these words are verbs, so this is an excellent final review on conjugation and verb completion. Make sure that this is complete for Friday when I will collect it and your most recent warm-up sheet for an accuracy check.
Also, you should try to begin preparing yourselves for your final writing assignment which will fall on the 21st and 22nd of this month. You received the prompt today, take this time to prepare, write drafts, and ask for my help.
Your exam on verb conjugation will fall on the 15th and 16th which is next week. We've been reviewing a lot so I expect good things from all of you.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Homework for B-Day Students - 5/6/2014
Honors English II
Tonight for homework I would like for you to complete the reading of chapter six in Night. This runs until page ninety-seven in the "blue" books. Tonight as you read pay attention to the relationship between Elie and his father as it undergoes a significant crisis and change. This chapter is pretty brutal, so pay attention to the use of language as well.
On Thursday we will return to the library to finish our research. Make sure that you are prepared for that. Also, next Wednesday we will have a quiz on chapters one through six of Night. Study a bit now to be prepared in advance for that assessment.
ESL English III
Make sure that you've read the end of chapter four and that you can tell me about the people who were executed at the end of the chapter. Pay attention to the differences between these executions and how they make Elie and the other prisoners feel.
Tonight for homework I would like for you to complete the reading of chapter six in Night. This runs until page ninety-seven in the "blue" books. Tonight as you read pay attention to the relationship between Elie and his father as it undergoes a significant crisis and change. This chapter is pretty brutal, so pay attention to the use of language as well.
On Thursday we will return to the library to finish our research. Make sure that you are prepared for that. Also, next Wednesday we will have a quiz on chapters one through six of Night. Study a bit now to be prepared in advance for that assessment.
ESL English III
Make sure that you've read the end of chapter four and that you can tell me about the people who were executed at the end of the chapter. Pay attention to the differences between these executions and how they make Elie and the other prisoners feel.
Monday, May 5, 2014
Homework for A-Day Students: 5/5/2014
AP English III
Due to the fact that we had a lot of students affected by today's AP Examinations we did not hold class and used the time as a study hall. I appreciate those of you who were in class today who spent the time focusing on your work and being productive. For next class, please make sure that you have thoroughly read and annotated George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant". This is our last text before the exam on Friday, so make sure that you approach it with the necessary time and effort.
Russian I
Today I conferenced with each of you on your answers to the questions in Exercise Nine. Tonight I would ask that you revise these questions based on the notes I gave today in class. For the most part here are the common errors I've seen:
Due to the fact that we had a lot of students affected by today's AP Examinations we did not hold class and used the time as a study hall. I appreciate those of you who were in class today who spent the time focusing on your work and being productive. For next class, please make sure that you have thoroughly read and annotated George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant". This is our last text before the exam on Friday, so make sure that you approach it with the necessary time and effort.
Russian I
Today I conferenced with each of you on your answers to the questions in Exercise Nine. Tonight I would ask that you revise these questions based on the notes I gave today in class. For the most part here are the common errors I've seen:
- improper use of the instrumental case with the verbs "to be", "to become", and "to work"
- omission of prepositions
- confusion between the prepositional and accusative case for places
- errors in verb conjugation
- improper conjugation of the second verb in a chain
- improper use of possessive pronouns
Look over your errors and make corrections. Also, be aware that our verb conjugation exam will likely be changed to the 15th and 16th as no students will be affected by AP testing on these days. Prepare for that. We will have plenty of days to review in preparation for this exam.
Friday, May 2, 2014
Homework for the Weekend - B Day Students: 5/2/2014
Honors English II
This weekend I want all of you to focus on your research projects since we will not have time to go back to the media center until Thursday the 8th to continue working on those. This weekend you should aim to finish answering three of the five questions about your country. Make sure that you have citations for all of your information.
With this project we will concentrate on having all of the notes and content collected first before we begin building our websites. For now, concentrate on collecting information and images to help you make your websites complete.
Make sure as well that you have finished the reading of chapters one through five over the weekend. We will move through the second half of the novel starting next week.
ESL English III
For the weekend I would like for all of you to finish reading chapter four. Continue to build on what we were discussing today about life in the camp for Elie as well as how he is changing as a person. We will continue working on our research projects in class, next week.
This weekend I want all of you to focus on your research projects since we will not have time to go back to the media center until Thursday the 8th to continue working on those. This weekend you should aim to finish answering three of the five questions about your country. Make sure that you have citations for all of your information.
With this project we will concentrate on having all of the notes and content collected first before we begin building our websites. For now, concentrate on collecting information and images to help you make your websites complete.
Make sure as well that you have finished the reading of chapters one through five over the weekend. We will move through the second half of the novel starting next week.
ESL English III
For the weekend I would like for all of you to finish reading chapter four. Continue to build on what we were discussing today about life in the camp for Elie as well as how he is changing as a person. We will continue working on our research projects in class, next week.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Homework for A-Day Students: 5/1/2014
AP English III
Well kiddos, it's about time to start your dancing season (AP Exams start next week!). Looking at the list of who will be taking what it looks like most of you will be out on Monday and Friday for exams. So, the work below will be due for Wednesday, 5/7/2014. For Wednesday's class I would like for you to read George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant." This text is available in 50 Essays or at this link. Read this piece carefully as we will spend a fair amount of time analyzing it as our final preparation for the exam on Friday. In addition we will do some work with Multiple Choice with this piece too.
For Friday, I would like to see all of you before the exam. Please come in around 7:40 am so that we can do our "This is my pen..." chant one last time before you go in to the exam.
Outside of that we will be looking at some short stories to finish our year. I'll post those next week so that you can start reading. Please make sure that you use your progress reports to get caught up. Some of you are missing assignments from absences and need to get these things settled by the middle of next week at the latest.
Russian I
To prepare for our final writing assignment I would like for you all to complete exercise nine tonight and write sixteen Russian sentences which answer the questions asked of you. Be sure that you are using a dictionary only to look up individual words. Use the structure of the question to help you to create your answer. Practice with your verb usage and check yourself using your notes. This will be collected on Monday for a grade - please complete it and see me in advance with questions.
Be sure that all of you also use your progress reports to make up any missed or missing assignments. The due date for any late work is Monday the 5th as I have to begin to prepare for final exam. Please meet this deadline.
Well kiddos, it's about time to start your dancing season (AP Exams start next week!). Looking at the list of who will be taking what it looks like most of you will be out on Monday and Friday for exams. So, the work below will be due for Wednesday, 5/7/2014. For Wednesday's class I would like for you to read George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant." This text is available in 50 Essays or at this link. Read this piece carefully as we will spend a fair amount of time analyzing it as our final preparation for the exam on Friday. In addition we will do some work with Multiple Choice with this piece too.
For Friday, I would like to see all of you before the exam. Please come in around 7:40 am so that we can do our "This is my pen..." chant one last time before you go in to the exam.
Outside of that we will be looking at some short stories to finish our year. I'll post those next week so that you can start reading. Please make sure that you use your progress reports to get caught up. Some of you are missing assignments from absences and need to get these things settled by the middle of next week at the latest.
Russian I
To prepare for our final writing assignment I would like for you all to complete exercise nine tonight and write sixteen Russian sentences which answer the questions asked of you. Be sure that you are using a dictionary only to look up individual words. Use the structure of the question to help you to create your answer. Practice with your verb usage and check yourself using your notes. This will be collected on Monday for a grade - please complete it and see me in advance with questions.
Be sure that all of you also use your progress reports to make up any missed or missing assignments. The due date for any late work is Monday the 5th as I have to begin to prepare for final exam. Please meet this deadline.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
AP Announcement - Motif Projects
I've had this question from a few of you so I want to put it here:
For the motif projects all you need is a parenthetical citation with the author's name and the page number. Be sure to use this citation throughout your written analysis as well. This will need to be used at all uses of a reference to Ellison, so make sure to cite your calligraphy too.
Looking forward to your presentations tomorrow.
B-Day Homework: 4/30/2014
Honors English II:
Tonight you need to complete reading of chapter five in Night. This goes to page eighty-five in the "blue books". As you read, you'll need to reflect on your notes related to Jewish holidays, Wiesel will talk about these a lot. Also, continue to add to and consider our work on motifs/topics and conflicts: How is he developing the conflicts and showing more motifs/topics? Are there symbols coming in to the conversation as well?
Lastly, I want you all to do some pre-research on our upcoming research task:
Tonight you need to complete reading of chapter five in Night. This goes to page eighty-five in the "blue books". As you read, you'll need to reflect on your notes related to Jewish holidays, Wiesel will talk about these a lot. Also, continue to add to and consider our work on motifs/topics and conflicts: How is he developing the conflicts and showing more motifs/topics? Are there symbols coming in to the conversation as well?
Lastly, I want you all to do some pre-research on our upcoming research task:
- Select five countries invaded by or under the control of a Nazi or Nazi style government.
- Were there concentration camps in the country?
- Were there active resistance fighters in the country?
- Were there groups other than Jews persecuted in this country?
For our research we will be looking at anti-Nazi movements in the occupied countries. Be prepared to start that on Friday!
ESL English III
Tonight I would like for you to continue your reading of Night. Pick up from where we left off in chapter four and continue reading to page thirty-eight. This is halfway through the chapter. Look at your questions and answer questions one through six.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
A Day Homework - 4/29/2014
Russian I
Tonight for homework you will need to finish the verb stem and ending sheet which we began today in class. Please be sure to complete all questions. Write the stem and the ending, then show what type of joining process has happened. We will review this next class before we work more with verb tenses.
AP English III
Now you've got all of your written work for the whole year. Use this work to help you to prepare for the AP Exam next week. Be sure that you review your writing of all types - argumentative, analytic, and synthesis - to prepare yourselves. In addition, you also have the multiple choice to consider. Here is a link to the 101 most commonly used terms on the AP Exam. I would say that most of you will already know about eighty percent of these. Study the rest.
For tonight, complete your reading of Buckley, Didion and X. We'll be analyzing and working through these next class. In addition remember that your motif projects are due next class. You must have the calligraphy and the writing as well as your motif charts for the whole novel. Don't forget anything. Remember that in your writing on the back you have three key goals: (1) explain the elements of good writing you find in the passage, (2) explain how the motif is developed and the meaning of the motif, and (3) to explain the significance of the passage to the whole novel -- you should integrate a discussion of the motif's importance to the novel as well.
This project will be your last major grade of the year.
Tonight for homework you will need to finish the verb stem and ending sheet which we began today in class. Please be sure to complete all questions. Write the stem and the ending, then show what type of joining process has happened. We will review this next class before we work more with verb tenses.
AP English III
Now you've got all of your written work for the whole year. Use this work to help you to prepare for the AP Exam next week. Be sure that you review your writing of all types - argumentative, analytic, and synthesis - to prepare yourselves. In addition, you also have the multiple choice to consider. Here is a link to the 101 most commonly used terms on the AP Exam. I would say that most of you will already know about eighty percent of these. Study the rest.
For tonight, complete your reading of Buckley, Didion and X. We'll be analyzing and working through these next class. In addition remember that your motif projects are due next class. You must have the calligraphy and the writing as well as your motif charts for the whole novel. Don't forget anything. Remember that in your writing on the back you have three key goals: (1) explain the elements of good writing you find in the passage, (2) explain how the motif is developed and the meaning of the motif, and (3) to explain the significance of the passage to the whole novel -- you should integrate a discussion of the motif's importance to the novel as well.
This project will be your last major grade of the year.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Homework for B-Day Students - 4/28/2014
Honors English II
Tonight as I begin to read and edit your essays, I would like for you all to move ahead with your reading of Night and other important documents. First, complete the reading of chapter four in Night (those of you in the blue books will go to page sixty six). As you read, continue to pay attention to the crises that Wiesel faces, his use of irony in the text, and any other trends or patterns which you see as significant. Further, you will also need to read Wiesel's acceptance speech for his Nobel Prize. As you read this, annotate with an eye toward the questions at the top of the speech.
English III ESL
I would like for you all to finish the reading of chapter three. We were able to accomplish part of it in class, now it's up to you to finish.
Tonight as I begin to read and edit your essays, I would like for you all to move ahead with your reading of Night and other important documents. First, complete the reading of chapter four in Night (those of you in the blue books will go to page sixty six). As you read, continue to pay attention to the crises that Wiesel faces, his use of irony in the text, and any other trends or patterns which you see as significant. Further, you will also need to read Wiesel's acceptance speech for his Nobel Prize. As you read this, annotate with an eye toward the questions at the top of the speech.
English III ESL
I would like for you all to finish the reading of chapter three. We were able to accomplish part of it in class, now it's up to you to finish.
Friday, April 25, 2014
A Day Homework for the Weekend - 4/25/2014
Russian I:
Over the weekend you should spend time preparing for our work next week on the one-stem verb system. Review all of your notes up to this point as we will continue moving forward on Tuesday/Wednesday. Also, begin to consider what you will do for your final writing assignment in Russian. You will be asked to write a letter about yourself to a Russian host family. Consider your likes, dislikes, hobbies, and information about your house, family, and school life. More details to come!
AP English III:
Your motif projects and the presentation of these projects is set for 5/1/2014. Be prepared to submit your work and present it to the class on this day. No late projects will be accepted. Next class we will continue to work on multiple choice skills and strategies, so please bring back your Invisible Man questions which I checked today.
Over the weekend, complete your reading of Didion's "Keeping a Notebook", Elizabeth I's "Speech at Tilbury", Buckley's "Why Don't We Complain", and Malcolm X's "Learning to Read". Annotate heavily with an eye on analysis and argumentation. These will be some of our final review pieces before we take the AP Exam on 5/9/2014.
Over the weekend you should spend time preparing for our work next week on the one-stem verb system. Review all of your notes up to this point as we will continue moving forward on Tuesday/Wednesday. Also, begin to consider what you will do for your final writing assignment in Russian. You will be asked to write a letter about yourself to a Russian host family. Consider your likes, dislikes, hobbies, and information about your house, family, and school life. More details to come!
AP English III:
Your motif projects and the presentation of these projects is set for 5/1/2014. Be prepared to submit your work and present it to the class on this day. No late projects will be accepted. Next class we will continue to work on multiple choice skills and strategies, so please bring back your Invisible Man questions which I checked today.
Over the weekend, complete your reading of Didion's "Keeping a Notebook", Elizabeth I's "Speech at Tilbury", Buckley's "Why Don't We Complain", and Malcolm X's "Learning to Read". Annotate heavily with an eye on analysis and argumentation. These will be some of our final review pieces before we take the AP Exam on 5/9/2014.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Homework for B-Day Students - This Weekend (4/24/2014)
Honors English II
Over the weekend you have two major tasks ahead of you.
Over the weekend you have two major tasks ahead of you.
- Complete your final drafts and assemble your draft portfolio. In the portfolio you must submit the following documents - Final Draft with Rubric, Rough Draft with Comments, Outline. Remember that you will get points for each item, so have them all there.
- In Night you will need to read chapters two and three. Continue to look for irony in several areas of the text as we started to discover those areas today in our discussion.
ESL English III
This weekend you should complete the reading of chapters one and two in Night. As you are doing your reading, answer question three, using notes to help you make sense of the scene on the train. Then, look over the other questions for chapters one and two - you should be able to answer all of these. If you cannot, go back and reexamine the text to find the answers.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Whoa! It's late! A-Day Homework - 4/23/2014
Good Evening All! Добрый вечер всем!
This has certainly been a good day! A long one too. Here are some quick notes as I finish up this Bob's Burgers and then head to bed.
AP English III
Make sure that you are prepared for our final seminar on Invisible Man which is happening on Friday. I also expect that you have taken a chunk out of the motif projects. I'll have your Multiple Choice ready for you on Friday too, but the main thing that we'll do is Invisible Man.
Russian I
Have all exercises answered on the review packet in your notebooks. Make sure that your answers are clear and organized. Also, the viewing guides should be near complete. I know that A day didn't finish the school film, so B day will finish that tomorrow too before we begin the review packet.
English II Honors
Make sure that you've read the first chapter of Night in preparation for our discussion and textual work next class. And we're talking about our papers tomorrow, focused on citations and parenthetical citation.
English III ESL
Tomorrow we'll continue looking at the first chapter of Night and discuss the experience today and how it aids understanding the novel.
Field Trippers/Путешествики
Today has been a long day but a good one. I hope you all enjoyed the trip no matter the destination in DC. We will have a lot to say about our experiences today at the US Holocaust Memorial and Museum. I look forward to sharing mine with you. Continue reading our text and refer to your half journals which I loved seeing you use today. If you have space left, use it to reflect on what you ended up learning today. Was it what you expected?
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
B-Day Homework/Reminders - 4/22/2014
Honors English II
Tonight for homework there are a few things for you to do concerning our new unit - Night by Elie Wiesel. First, I would like for you to read chapter one of the text in preparation for next class. Chapter one in the "blue books" will take you until approximately page fourteen. Pay special attention to the creation of VOICE in the piece as well as TONE. Tone will be especially important here because it is a memoir, thus the tone is actually what Wiesel is himself feeling.
In addition, I gave out the rubrics today for your final drafts. We will go over formatting and citations in class on Thursday, so come prepared to ask questions. I would recommend bringing your drafts too. These papers will likely be collected from you on Monday to give me the time to finish reading my AP students' papers first.
Make sure as well that you complete the viewing guide for Die Welle and that your answers are thorough and complete. I'll check these on Thursday for a grade. I hope you all enjoyed the film.
ESL English III
I would recommend answering the questions based on what we were able to read today in class. I also would suggest continuing to read Night at your own pace.
Field Trip Reminders:
Tonight for homework there are a few things for you to do concerning our new unit - Night by Elie Wiesel. First, I would like for you to read chapter one of the text in preparation for next class. Chapter one in the "blue books" will take you until approximately page fourteen. Pay special attention to the creation of VOICE in the piece as well as TONE. Tone will be especially important here because it is a memoir, thus the tone is actually what Wiesel is himself feeling.
In addition, I gave out the rubrics today for your final drafts. We will go over formatting and citations in class on Thursday, so come prepared to ask questions. I would recommend bringing your drafts too. These papers will likely be collected from you on Monday to give me the time to finish reading my AP students' papers first.
Make sure as well that you complete the viewing guide for Die Welle and that your answers are thorough and complete. I'll check these on Thursday for a grade. I hope you all enjoyed the film.
ESL English III
I would recommend answering the questions based on what we were able to read today in class. I also would suggest continuing to read Night at your own pace.
Field Trip Reminders:
- Be to school by 5:20 at the latest. We will be departing at 5:30 on the dot. If you are late you will be left.
- Wear comfortable walking shoes, jeans, a t-shirt and a light jacket. I'd also recommend bringing a towel or a blanket to sit on if we have class outside.
- Bring about twenty dollars for food. We will go to restaurants in DC for lunch and stop in Virginia on the way home for dinner. There is a gift shop at the museum if you'd like souvenirs.
- Bring snacks for the bus, but remember that you will need to be neat and clean on the bus.
- You'll need your copy of Night as we will be doing some study of the book. Bring something to write with as well. I'll provide you a notebook to record your observations during the trip.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Welcome Back! Homework for A-Day Classes - 4/21/2014
Welcome back students! It was wonderful to see you and to hear some of your stories from Spring Break. A-day students, be reminded that I will not be with you on Wednesday due to the fact that I will be traveling to DC with my Honors and ESL English classes to visit the Holocaust Museum. Please follow the instructions from the substitute.
AP English III
Tonight your goal is to prepare for your Multiple Choice day on Wednesday. You will be taking a full length AP Multiple Choice test to approximate this experience for you which will happen on the 9th of May. This will be graded on a scale score. You don't need to get all of them write to get an A on this, but you will need to shoot for at least 85 percent accuracy in order to score that level. Your preparation task is as follows:
AP English III
Tonight your goal is to prepare for your Multiple Choice day on Wednesday. You will be taking a full length AP Multiple Choice test to approximate this experience for you which will happen on the 9th of May. This will be graded on a scale score. You don't need to get all of them write to get an A on this, but you will need to shoot for at least 85 percent accuracy in order to score that level. Your preparation task is as follows:
- Select four consecutive paragraphs from chapter twenty-five. They can be any four paragraphs which you choose, but they must be consecutive and should be meaningful.
- Using your question stems and instruction sheets you are to write one multiple choice question of each type. The five types have been organized for you on your stem sheets.
- You must write five answer choices for each question. Indicate the correct answer.
These will be collected on Friday, but it is important to do it tonight as writing these questions and thinking in this way will allow you to get into the brains of the test makes, thus leading to better performance on the practice test.
In addition, on Friday we will finish our discussion of Invisible Man. Be prepared for that!
Russian I
Your quiz retake will be happening on Friday for A-day students and Monday for B-day students. You must be prepared by knowing all vocabulary from chapters one through four. I hope that you prepared over break!
A-day Students: I will be checking your viewing guides from our films on Friday. Make sure that you've answered all questions thoroughly.
B-day Students: I will be checking your viewing guides from the same films tomorrow. Have these ready for me.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Spring Break Announcements!
My break started about twelve minutes ago! Your breaks will start tomorrow! Here are all of your tasks to take you through break for all classes.
Russian I
Over break you need to spend time reviewing and learning the vocabulary for chapters one through four. We will retake the most recent quiz again after break, so thorough vocabulary study will work well for that. I'm posting here the links to the audio files for the vocabulary.
Russian I
Over break you need to spend time reviewing and learning the vocabulary for chapters one through four. We will retake the most recent quiz again after break, so thorough vocabulary study will work well for that. I'm posting here the links to the audio files for the vocabulary.
For the most part, the vocabulary is at the beginning of the chapter. You will be held responsible for vocabulary in chapters one through four after the break. Make sure to find ways to make this meaningful - label things in your house, use the vocabulary daily. The more you interact with it, the more you'll actually learn.
AP English III
Over the break you will need to finish your reading and annotating of Invisible Man. Also, I would suggest putting forth work on your motif projects which I gave to you today. These projects aren't due until the 29th of April - so the week after we return. I would like to see a lot of you the week after we return with drafts and ideas for this project so that we can review them together.
Furthermore, remember that when we return on 4/21 we will have a SYNTHESIS timed writing and I'll be checking your journals.
Honors English II
Over the break you should acquire yourselves a copy of Elie Wiesel's Night and work on the final drafts of your change essays. Remember that these are due from you by the 24th, the day after our field trip. I have given you this due date so that it is impossible to procrastinate (though I'm sure some of you still will). I'll have the rubric for you on the 22nd so that you can use that to make some final tweaks.
ESL English III
You don't have any homework over the break to complete. We will also be reading Night by Elie Wiesel, if you would like to get a copy and start reading before we return, that would be a good idea.
With that - I'm off to South America! I won't be able to be reached past tomorrow morning so if you have an e-mail or a question, best to ask it sooner rather than later!
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Homework for B-Day Students: 4/9/2014
B-Day Students - Today was your last day with me! I hope that it was good for you because it was for me. Here are your reminders for what you need to accomplish before Friday's class as well as a bit of information on Friday.
Honors English II:
Tonight I would like for you to read "War" by Luigi Pirandello which is in your Elements of Literature books. The piece itself is very short, but be sure to read the biographical and textual information. Once you have done that, please respond to the following question:
Both Pirandello and Levi focus on the impact that war has on a group of people - what do you see as the most important similarity and difference between these two pieces? How do these similarities or differences help the authors to show a larger point about war's impact on humans?
This question should be answered as a comment to this post or via e-mail. I will check them at 11:00 AM EST - any answers not posted by then will earn a zero.
Next class you will watch a film called Die Welle (The Wave) - it's an interesting German film about a classroom experiment which goes horribly wrong. The substitute will give you a viewing guide. Please work on the guide in class and then keep it as we will need to finish the film before starting our study of Night after break. If you are going to buy a copy, be sure to get one soon.
ESL English III
Tonight you have no homework since you finished your essays in class. Next class you will finish watching The Kite Runner as well as work on some journal writing. Enjoy the day!
Honors English II:
Tonight I would like for you to read "War" by Luigi Pirandello which is in your Elements of Literature books. The piece itself is very short, but be sure to read the biographical and textual information. Once you have done that, please respond to the following question:
Both Pirandello and Levi focus on the impact that war has on a group of people - what do you see as the most important similarity and difference between these two pieces? How do these similarities or differences help the authors to show a larger point about war's impact on humans?
This question should be answered as a comment to this post or via e-mail. I will check them at 11:00 AM EST - any answers not posted by then will earn a zero.
Next class you will watch a film called Die Welle (The Wave) - it's an interesting German film about a classroom experiment which goes horribly wrong. The substitute will give you a viewing guide. Please work on the guide in class and then keep it as we will need to finish the film before starting our study of Night after break. If you are going to buy a copy, be sure to get one soon.
ESL English III
Tonight you have no homework since you finished your essays in class. Next class you will finish watching The Kite Runner as well as work on some journal writing. Enjoy the day!
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Catching Up After The Substitute - 4/8/2014
I hope that things went smoothly today with the substitute. Please make sure to pay attention to the following announcements.
AP English III
Your paper portfolios are due tomorrow. Please make sure that you have all of the required documents assembled in the correct order. I will not take any questions related to the papers from this point on. You'll have to trust your own judgement or that of a friend. Please make sure to use the Purdue OWL to check your citations as I find it to be the most helpful and thorough bibliography assistant.
I will be accepting papers from 7:00 to 3:30 PM. If I am teaching or my door is shut, please place them in the box in front of my door. Make sure that your name is on your envelope.
In terms of Invisible Man be sure to complete the reading of chapter twenty-four. There's another sex scene here, but the Invisible Man's reaction to the events within the sex scene will show how much he has progressed. As you look at the chapter, continue to use your motif charts. We will begin our motif project next class.
Over break you will be assigned the end of the novel. Feel free to finish it early if you would like.
Russian I
I hope that you all felt successful with your quiz today. I will have them graded tomorrow and your scores on PowerSchool. For tonight, continue to work on your vocabulary development. I'll give you some goals next class for how to spend your Spring Break on your Russian skills, and we will continue our study of the one-stem verb system.
Lastly, I'll give all of you the joy of the Винни Пух marching song and some of his other songs, too.
See you all tomorrow!
AP English III
Your paper portfolios are due tomorrow. Please make sure that you have all of the required documents assembled in the correct order. I will not take any questions related to the papers from this point on. You'll have to trust your own judgement or that of a friend. Please make sure to use the Purdue OWL to check your citations as I find it to be the most helpful and thorough bibliography assistant.
I will be accepting papers from 7:00 to 3:30 PM. If I am teaching or my door is shut, please place them in the box in front of my door. Make sure that your name is on your envelope.
In terms of Invisible Man be sure to complete the reading of chapter twenty-four. There's another sex scene here, but the Invisible Man's reaction to the events within the sex scene will show how much he has progressed. As you look at the chapter, continue to use your motif charts. We will begin our motif project next class.
Over break you will be assigned the end of the novel. Feel free to finish it early if you would like.
Russian I
I hope that you all felt successful with your quiz today. I will have them graded tomorrow and your scores on PowerSchool. For tonight, continue to work on your vocabulary development. I'll give you some goals next class for how to spend your Spring Break on your Russian skills, and we will continue our study of the one-stem verb system.
Lastly, I'll give all of you the joy of the Винни Пух marching song and some of his other songs, too.
See you all tomorrow!
Monday, April 7, 2014
Homework for B-Day Students: 4/7/2014
Honors English II
Tonight for homework I would like for you begin by reading Primo Levi's "A Good Day" from Survival in Auschwitz. As you read this piece, pay particular attention to Levi's use of tone since it will be one of our focuses in our seminar on Wednesday. Once you finish the piece, answer question seven on generalizations. To complete this writing assignment, I would like for you to do a 1Q1P assignment. In this, you will only use one quote (1Q) from the story to write one page (1P) answering the question thoroughly. This requires that you find a deep and meaty quotation which you will analyze and explain thoroughly to answer the question on generalizations. If you hand write your assignment will need to be double sided, if it is typed, please double space. No more than one page will be collected from anyone.
Beyond that, make sure that you have your rough drafts for our workshop next class. Final drafts will be collected after Spring Break.
ESL English III
Some of you forgot to turn in your movie posters today. If you are in this category, you need to turn them in at the beginning of class on Wednesday. Next class we will spend some more time working on our writing assignments before we go to the computer lab to type our three paragraph essays. You can get ahead by finding your moments from the story and work on your explanation. Think to yourself, "How does this moment show the theme that I have found?"
Tonight for homework I would like for you begin by reading Primo Levi's "A Good Day" from Survival in Auschwitz. As you read this piece, pay particular attention to Levi's use of tone since it will be one of our focuses in our seminar on Wednesday. Once you finish the piece, answer question seven on generalizations. To complete this writing assignment, I would like for you to do a 1Q1P assignment. In this, you will only use one quote (1Q) from the story to write one page (1P) answering the question thoroughly. This requires that you find a deep and meaty quotation which you will analyze and explain thoroughly to answer the question on generalizations. If you hand write your assignment will need to be double sided, if it is typed, please double space. No more than one page will be collected from anyone.
Beyond that, make sure that you have your rough drafts for our workshop next class. Final drafts will be collected after Spring Break.
ESL English III
Some of you forgot to turn in your movie posters today. If you are in this category, you need to turn them in at the beginning of class on Wednesday. Next class we will spend some more time working on our writing assignments before we go to the computer lab to type our three paragraph essays. You can get ahead by finding your moments from the story and work on your explanation. Think to yourself, "How does this moment show the theme that I have found?"
Friday, April 4, 2014
Homework for the Weekend - 4/4/2014 - A Day Students
AP English III
Remember to always keep your eyes tuned toward the sun! I hope that you all enjoyed the seminar on Plato's "Allegory of the Cave." This helps us to understand Ellison's points much more thoroughly and the deeper messages that he is sending us on knowledge, truth, and perception. For the weekend I would like to make sure that you do the following:
Remember to always keep your eyes tuned toward the sun! I hope that you all enjoyed the seminar on Plato's "Allegory of the Cave." This helps us to understand Ellison's points much more thoroughly and the deeper messages that he is sending us on knowledge, truth, and perception. For the weekend I would like to make sure that you do the following:
- Your final research papers will be collected on Wednesday. I'll be out on Tuesday getting my teeth fixed, so that gives all of you an extra day. Remember to have the following in your packet to ensure completion:
- your final draft, cover sheet attached to the front, works cited page attached to the back, rubric stapled behind everything.
- your draft from conferencing
- your outline
- your proposal
- This is actually number two. Read Invisible Man chapters twenty two and twenty three. The substitute will give you an outline sheet to help you make sense of this on Tuesday. You'll work on this outline in class to better understand the chapter.
Russian I
Over the weekend and Monday night you will need to prepare for your quiz on Tuesday/Wednesday. This quiz will cover the use of the Prepositional and Accusative case as well as the differences in the prepositions B and HA. There will be NO information on the one-stem verb system. Study and focus on your endings. The quiz will also have reading, so make sure to know your vocabulary thoroughly. We will continue learning the one-stem system after Spring Break!
Thursday, April 3, 2014
B-Day Homework Assignments
ESL English III
For the weekend your priorities are to finish your movie posters and have them turned in on Monday to receive credit for this assignment. Also, you will need to finish reading The Kite Runner this weekend so that we can finish the film and the study of the book next week.
Honors English II
If any of you were absent last class you will need to see me with your outlines and your answers to the questions on Ovid to get credit. I'm available to go over your outlines on Monday or Friday, for your answers I just need to see them.
Over the weekend you need to complete your PHASES assignment. Be sure that you have a clear quote from the text to connect the character to the age and a clear symbol. Avoid using images of people - focus more on the symbolic meaning.
Our draft workshop for rough drafts will fall on Wednesday. Remember to have fifty percent of your draft complete to earn credit!
Lastly, you're going to want to buy a copy of our last novel of the year Night by Elie Wiesel. My copy is the one pictured below, so buy that one as it's a) the best translation available and b) the same as mine.
For the weekend your priorities are to finish your movie posters and have them turned in on Monday to receive credit for this assignment. Also, you will need to finish reading The Kite Runner this weekend so that we can finish the film and the study of the book next week.
Honors English II
If any of you were absent last class you will need to see me with your outlines and your answers to the questions on Ovid to get credit. I'm available to go over your outlines on Monday or Friday, for your answers I just need to see them.
Over the weekend you need to complete your PHASES assignment. Be sure that you have a clear quote from the text to connect the character to the age and a clear symbol. Avoid using images of people - focus more on the symbolic meaning.
Our draft workshop for rough drafts will fall on Wednesday. Remember to have fifty percent of your draft complete to earn credit!
Lastly, you're going to want to buy a copy of our last novel of the year Night by Elie Wiesel. My copy is the one pictured below, so buy that one as it's a) the best translation available and b) the same as mine.
Russian I - Announcements/Reminders
For tonight make sure that you have been studying your vocabulary in chapter four: the nouns, adjectives, and adverbs are especially important and will be used a lot on your quiz. Also, use the homework from last class as well as the previous assignments on accusative and prepositional case to continue studying. Anyone who didn't have the homework when checked will need to have it completed for Friday/Monday.
On Friday/Monday we'll be playing two review games - one on grammar and one on vocabulary. Prepare for those! Lastly, here's a good link for all of you to use!
On Friday/Monday we'll be playing two review games - one on grammar and one on vocabulary. Prepare for those! Lastly, here's a good link for all of you to use!
Try to listen to Russian being spoken every day to train your ear. Especially when working on Russian it's important to fully immerse yourself as much as possible. Listen, watch, train your ear and learn those inflection patterns!
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Homework for A-Day Students: 4/2/2014
AP English III
First your work for tonight. Your first priority is to finish your reading of Plato's "Allegory of the Cave" - you've got it in 50 Essays or at this link. As you read Plato, continue to stay focused on the ideas of light and dark, reality and fantasy, vision, and truth. This piece is crucial in helping you to understand and make sense of what Ellison is trying to show in his text. Consider the Invisible Man and his ability to see things as you read this.
Once you finish Plato, you'll want to launch right in to chapters twenty and twenty-one of Invisible Man. The reading here will immediately pick up and continue the work from Plato. Annotate heavily in preparation for our seminar.
Lastly, remember that your final drafts are due on Tuesday. However, you may also turn them in on Wednesday for no penalty. No drafts will be accepted past Thursday. Anything submitted on Thursday will earn a ten point penalty.
Russian I
Tonight I want for all of you to focus on learning your new vocabulary as well as continuing to review your rules for prepositional and accusative case. Check back over your homework and complete it or revise it as needed. We will have a quiz on this content on Tuesday/Wednesday so prepare yourselves accordingly.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Homework for B-Day Students: 4/1/2014
Honors English II
Some of you that were absent today missed the chance to review your outlines and get feedback. You must see me to get this credit made up. Today in looking around class I saw that most of us needed the most work with examples - make sure that they're specific and precise. Quotations and paraphrases from the texts under study are best; then explain those quotations in such a way that you connect and show your argument through them. Your rough drafts for this essay will be due in one week - 4/9/2014 will be the day we do this; you'll need to have at least fifty percent of your draft to get credit.
For tonight's homework, continue reading Ovid's "The Metamorphoses" - when you finish reading, answer the questions at the end. If you are reading from the "beige" book then answer questions 2, 3, and 4. If you read from the "green" book, then your job is to answer questions 5, 6, and 7. Make sure that you have thorough answers to these questions for next class.
Some of you that were absent today missed the chance to review your outlines and get feedback. You must see me to get this credit made up. Today in looking around class I saw that most of us needed the most work with examples - make sure that they're specific and precise. Quotations and paraphrases from the texts under study are best; then explain those quotations in such a way that you connect and show your argument through them. Your rough drafts for this essay will be due in one week - 4/9/2014 will be the day we do this; you'll need to have at least fifty percent of your draft to get credit.
For tonight's homework, continue reading Ovid's "The Metamorphoses" - when you finish reading, answer the questions at the end. If you are reading from the "beige" book then answer questions 2, 3, and 4. If you read from the "green" book, then your job is to answer questions 5, 6, and 7. Make sure that you have thorough answers to these questions for next class.
Monday, March 31, 2014
AP English Assignment
All students are expected to complete the "Invisible Man Symbol Analysis" assignment. If you were in class it is due by the end of the day tomorrow. If you were not in class due to field trip or another reason, please see me to get the instructions or ask a classmate.
Homework for A-Day Students: 3/31/2014
Welcome to the fourth and final nine weeks of the year! Don't allow time to sneak up on you, remember that you actually have only seven weeks this quarter instead of nine because of final exams.
Russian I:
Today in class you should have completed the creation of your vocabulary guide, either using an online resource like Quizzlet or something more simple like vocabulary cards. Regardless, be studying these new words every night. You will have a quiz on Prepositional Case and the new vocabulary on 4/8 and 4/9 (B-day). Prepare accordingly. To help in your preparation, complete the worksheet on Prepositional Case. In exercise B make sure to write out the sentence with the blanks filled in, don't just fill in the blanks. In exercise Г try to answer the question logically about yourself. If you can't change the verb, put the word in the parenthesis in the appropriate case. Be sure to translate in this section.
AP English III:
Tonight you have a few things to accomplish. First, if you didn't finish the symbol analysis in class please finish that tonight and turn it in to me tomorrow. I want to have these graded before Wednesday's class as we'll need them to discuss the chapters. Also, be aware that we will be discussing chapter sixteen thoroughly as well as the rest of chapter eighteen. Read and annotate thoroughly to be ready for that seminar work.
Your final drafts of your research papers are due on 4/8. I will go over on Wednesday what you will turn in on that day. Be prepared to ask questions. Also, be ready to go over formatting of the essay on Friday. You may want to bring your laptop or iPad to do that work.
For this week, read to the end of chapter twenty-two in Invisible Man. This is when he finally makes a change, pay close attention and use your motif charts well.
Russian I:
Today in class you should have completed the creation of your vocabulary guide, either using an online resource like Quizzlet or something more simple like vocabulary cards. Regardless, be studying these new words every night. You will have a quiz on Prepositional Case and the new vocabulary on 4/8 and 4/9 (B-day). Prepare accordingly. To help in your preparation, complete the worksheet on Prepositional Case. In exercise B make sure to write out the sentence with the blanks filled in, don't just fill in the blanks. In exercise Г try to answer the question logically about yourself. If you can't change the verb, put the word in the parenthesis in the appropriate case. Be sure to translate in this section.
AP English III:
Tonight you have a few things to accomplish. First, if you didn't finish the symbol analysis in class please finish that tonight and turn it in to me tomorrow. I want to have these graded before Wednesday's class as we'll need them to discuss the chapters. Also, be aware that we will be discussing chapter sixteen thoroughly as well as the rest of chapter eighteen. Read and annotate thoroughly to be ready for that seminar work.
Your final drafts of your research papers are due on 4/8. I will go over on Wednesday what you will turn in on that day. Be prepared to ask questions. Also, be ready to go over formatting of the essay on Friday. You may want to bring your laptop or iPad to do that work.
For this week, read to the end of chapter twenty-two in Invisible Man. This is when he finally makes a change, pay close attention and use your motif charts well.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Powerschool Update!
Students -
At this point I have all grades in. I've put in zeroes for missing work except in the case of major grades. If you see anything missing you should get in touch with me ASAP.
At this point I have all grades in. I've put in zeroes for missing work except in the case of major grades. If you see anything missing you should get in touch with me ASAP.
Homework for the Weekend: 3/28/2014
I'm having a busy Friday since it's both the end of the grading period, a regular school day, and my teacher workday to do grades all at the same time. Here's what you all need to accomplish this weekend:
Honors English II
This weekend you should finalize your outlines for your MGP paper. Be sure to include the following in your outline:
Honors English II
This weekend you should finalize your outlines for your MGP paper. Be sure to include the following in your outline:
- an argument statement which identifies your topic (change), your position on the topic, and WHY you have this position. The explanation of the WHY is particularly important.
- quotations and paraphrases from all of your MGP texts
- explanations with the quotations/paraphrases as to HOW they help you to prove your position on change.
As I said in class, treat me like I don't know anything (including basic human emotions) - if something is bad, tell me. Don't assume!
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Homework for the Weekend: 3/27/2014
Russian I
You had your quarter exam today. No homework this weekend, but get ready for the reality of fourth nine weeks which will include a lot more Russian speaking by me and you.
AP English III
This weekend your priority is to read the next major section of Invisible Man, chapters sixteen through nineteen. These chapters will draw heavily on the motifs, so be sure to use your motif charts to help you organize and make sense of the chapters. Here are your notes to consider as you go through each chapter:
- Chapter 16: speeches, Battle Royal imagery, conflict, Marxism, new versus old
- Chapter 17: time, Brother Tod Clifton, Brother Tarp, Ras the Exhorter, conflict, identity
- Chapter 18: conflict, Brother Tarp's chain, family, reality/fantasy, machines, trial
- Chapter 19: sex, violence, Trueblood's dream, manipulation, invisibility, freedom, Battle Royal, dream
Continue working on your drafts and essays. The conferences have been going very well. Remember to keep your draft from conferences as this is the only record of your grade for the fourth nine weeks.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Homework for B-Day Students: 3/26/2014
Honors English II
I've been very impressed with the amount of work that all of you have done on these projects and the level of thought that I see reflected. I am working hard to get everything graded and updated soon. If you were absent today or for some other reason missed your chance to present, please get that taken care of by Friday. You'll have to come in outside of class and settle your debts.
Furthermore, tonight I'd like for you to do a bit of thinking and writing about Kafka and "The Metamorphosis" - consider the overall question on your outline sheets. What do you consider to be Kafka's argument in this text? What is he trying to communicate to his audience? How does he show both sides of the situation and then convince his readers of a final conclusion?
Consider this thoroughly as we'll be opening class on Friday reflecting on this idea.
ESL English III
No homework tonight!
I've been very impressed with the amount of work that all of you have done on these projects and the level of thought that I see reflected. I am working hard to get everything graded and updated soon. If you were absent today or for some other reason missed your chance to present, please get that taken care of by Friday. You'll have to come in outside of class and settle your debts.
Furthermore, tonight I'd like for you to do a bit of thinking and writing about Kafka and "The Metamorphosis" - consider the overall question on your outline sheets. What do you consider to be Kafka's argument in this text? What is he trying to communicate to his audience? How does he show both sides of the situation and then convince his readers of a final conclusion?
Consider this thoroughly as we'll be opening class on Friday reflecting on this idea.
ESL English III
No homework tonight!
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Homework for A Day Students: 3/25/2014
AP English III
We are right in the swing of things with conferences. Make sure to continue to develop your drafts and your arguments so that they show me what you're really writing this argumentative essay about. Don't forget that this and next Friday are drop-in days for additional help. No scheduling necessary, but you will need to wait if someone is ahead of you.
For tonight make sure to read "Just Walk on By: Black Men and the Public Space" by Brent Staples. It's in 50 Essays or available at this link. Annotate heavily noting Staples' use of diction to create tone and how this furthers his argument. Also consider the connections between this text and Invisible Man. We will do work related to multiple choice on this text next class, so please read thoroughly.
For next week, be sure that you have read chapters sixteen through nineteen in Invisible Man. I'll outline this for you in more detail next class.
Russian I
Next class you will have your quarterly exam. Be sure that you have prepared yourselves thoroughly and are ready for vocabulary. Don't forget that I have already given you the dialogue which you will hear on your test and the reading which you will also have. The reading is in the accusative case exercises at the very end. Read and prepare, practice the questions at the end of the text, and ask any questions. Remember that this is a cumulative exam and over one quarter of it will cover old information.
Lastly, please use PowerSchool to make sure that you're not missing any work. The quarter ends on Friday and I will need to finalize my grades that day. Please talk to me if you're not sure. Some of you are missing quizzes and this will torpedo your averages if I put in a zero for that work.
We are right in the swing of things with conferences. Make sure to continue to develop your drafts and your arguments so that they show me what you're really writing this argumentative essay about. Don't forget that this and next Friday are drop-in days for additional help. No scheduling necessary, but you will need to wait if someone is ahead of you.
For tonight make sure to read "Just Walk on By: Black Men and the Public Space" by Brent Staples. It's in 50 Essays or available at this link. Annotate heavily noting Staples' use of diction to create tone and how this furthers his argument. Also consider the connections between this text and Invisible Man. We will do work related to multiple choice on this text next class, so please read thoroughly.
For next week, be sure that you have read chapters sixteen through nineteen in Invisible Man. I'll outline this for you in more detail next class.
Russian I
Next class you will have your quarterly exam. Be sure that you have prepared yourselves thoroughly and are ready for vocabulary. Don't forget that I have already given you the dialogue which you will hear on your test and the reading which you will also have. The reading is in the accusative case exercises at the very end. Read and prepare, practice the questions at the end of the text, and ask any questions. Remember that this is a cumulative exam and over one quarter of it will cover old information.
Lastly, please use PowerSchool to make sure that you're not missing any work. The quarter ends on Friday and I will need to finalize my grades that day. Please talk to me if you're not sure. Some of you are missing quizzes and this will torpedo your averages if I put in a zero for that work.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Homework for B-Day Students: 3/24/2014
Honors English II
Tonight for homework your goal is to complete your Mutli-Genre Projects and your artist's statement for our presentations which will fall next class. Remember that you will need to show all three pieces to the class; so find a way that you can do that. Also you will need to give me your three products - my suggestion is to burn it to a disk or to use a flashdrive which you don't mind giving up for a few days.
For the artist statement there are a few things to make sure that you do:
Tonight for homework your goal is to complete your Mutli-Genre Projects and your artist's statement for our presentations which will fall next class. Remember that you will need to show all three pieces to the class; so find a way that you can do that. Also you will need to give me your three products - my suggestion is to burn it to a disk or to use a flashdrive which you don't mind giving up for a few days.
For the artist statement there are a few things to make sure that you do:
- Make sure to emphasize why you have chosen the particular project for the text. What has it allowed you to show about change in your text/texts?
- How does your piece express the idea of change in the text/texts?
- What are you trying to show overall about the idea of change across all of your pieces? This should appear in your "introduction".
- Also, consider that you will want to transition between the different products in your artist statement. Don't just start and stop!
Lastly, remember to go through your notes from today's discussion and go back to your outlines. If there are questions/tasks which you cannot complete, be sure to ask next time as I want next class to be our last day on Kafka. And don't forget to bring in all of your textbooks. I want to check those.
ESL English III
For those of you whom I told about make-up work, be sure to complete that Wednesday at lunch. For most of you it's relatively minor. Also, be sure that you continue reading The Kite Runner. Try to make it to the end of page eighty-eight.
Friday, March 21, 2014
Russian I
Your Quarterly Exam will be held on Thursday and Friday! Not Tuesday/Wednesday I need us to finish the presentations and review a bit before the exam. I hope you all appreciate the extension.
Homework for A-Day Students: 3/21/2014
AP English III
Over the weekend you need to complete the reading of chapters thirteen through fifteen of Invisible Man. Use the notes and outlines that I gave you today in class to get through these chapters. Also keep in mind that all of you have your rough drafts due on Monday for a completion check. You will need to sign up for a conference at the same time. Be sure that you accomplish these goals to prepare yourself for Tuesday.
Russian I
Your biggest concern this weekend is to prepare and study for your exam next class. There are several grammar topics which you need to be able to do, they are listed for you here:
Over the weekend you need to complete the reading of chapters thirteen through fifteen of Invisible Man. Use the notes and outlines that I gave you today in class to get through these chapters. Also keep in mind that all of you have your rough drafts due on Monday for a completion check. You will need to sign up for a conference at the same time. Be sure that you accomplish these goals to prepare yourself for Tuesday.
Russian I
Your biggest concern this weekend is to prepare and study for your exam next class. There are several grammar topics which you need to be able to do, they are listed for you here:
- conjugate first and second conjugation verbs
- distinguish between nominative, accusative, and prepositional case and use them appropriately
- selecting the preposition B or HA appropriately
- using adjectives versus adverbs
- moving between singular and plural in the nominative
- translating impersonal statements
- information on our Soviet republics such as: geographical location, language spoken, relationship with Russia today
Sample questions related to our Soviet republics would be things such as: What language is spoken in this country? Where is the country located (use a map)? Which is the country's flag?
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Homework for B-Day Students: 3/20/2014
Honors English II
Tonight and/or over the weekend you need to complete your reading of Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" - use the guide that I provided to you in class today and complete all questions or note taking tasks within the assignment. Remember that you don't have to necessarily write down your answers, but you should be able to discuss all of those points on the guide.
Also, don't forget that Wednesday is your last day this quarter. Our MGP projects will be due that day and you will present them. Don't forget about your artist statement which will accompany the three pieces that you create. Be sure to ask for help and ask questions as you are creating your products. Further, continue to draft and revise your outline as the fourth quarter will begin with that essay.
ESL English III
I was very proud of all of you and your attitude during class. Everyone was very serious and determined to do the work and that meant we got a lot done. Excellent. If you still need to complete and submit your project, please do that on Monday. I will not take projects past that day. Continue your reading.
Tonight and/or over the weekend you need to complete your reading of Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" - use the guide that I provided to you in class today and complete all questions or note taking tasks within the assignment. Remember that you don't have to necessarily write down your answers, but you should be able to discuss all of those points on the guide.
Also, don't forget that Wednesday is your last day this quarter. Our MGP projects will be due that day and you will present them. Don't forget about your artist statement which will accompany the three pieces that you create. Be sure to ask for help and ask questions as you are creating your products. Further, continue to draft and revise your outline as the fourth quarter will begin with that essay.
ESL English III
I was very proud of all of you and your attitude during class. Everyone was very serious and determined to do the work and that meant we got a lot done. Excellent. If you still need to complete and submit your project, please do that on Monday. I will not take projects past that day. Continue your reading.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Homework for A-Day Students: 3/19/2014
AP English III
I hope that today's class session on outlines help you all as you move forward into the drafting element of your work. Please prepare yourself for the next due date which is March 24 - Monday. On this day you will be expected to turn in your rough drafts. Remember that rough drafts are required to be fifty percent complete - my recommendation is that you submit your introduction, at least two consecutive body paragraphs, and your conclusion. On the 24th you will sign up for your draft conference. Be sure to come early on the 24th for your choice of conference times.
For Invisible Man, you need to complete the following: First, make sure to use the outline and guide that I gave you to complete and prepare chapters ten through twelve. Secondly, be sure that by the 25th that you are to the end of chapter fifteen in Invisible Man. I'll give you new motif charts on Friday to take you through the rest of the text.
Russian I
Next class you will have your Начало sheets collected as well as the homework on the accusative case. Be sure that this is all complete. Also, you will have your presentations on the former Soviet republics. Please share or email me your presentation in advance of class beginning on Friday/Monday so that we can start the presentations quickly after class begins.
Furthermore, your quarter exam will now fall on the 25 and 26 of March. Make sure that you are preparing yourself toward that exam.
I hope that today's class session on outlines help you all as you move forward into the drafting element of your work. Please prepare yourself for the next due date which is March 24 - Monday. On this day you will be expected to turn in your rough drafts. Remember that rough drafts are required to be fifty percent complete - my recommendation is that you submit your introduction, at least two consecutive body paragraphs, and your conclusion. On the 24th you will sign up for your draft conference. Be sure to come early on the 24th for your choice of conference times.
For Invisible Man, you need to complete the following: First, make sure to use the outline and guide that I gave you to complete and prepare chapters ten through twelve. Secondly, be sure that by the 25th that you are to the end of chapter fifteen in Invisible Man. I'll give you new motif charts on Friday to take you through the rest of the text.
Russian I
Next class you will have your Начало sheets collected as well as the homework on the accusative case. Be sure that this is all complete. Also, you will have your presentations on the former Soviet republics. Please share or email me your presentation in advance of class beginning on Friday/Monday so that we can start the presentations quickly after class begins.
Furthermore, your quarter exam will now fall on the 25 and 26 of March. Make sure that you are preparing yourself toward that exam.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
If this isn't the last snow day I'm going to kvetch
I already freaked out once this morning, especially because we just got the schedule back to normal. Oh well, I'll grade and readjust; here's what all of you should take care of on your new day off.
All Students:
It's important to realize that the end of the quarter will still be next week. Many of you due to being sick or absent for another reason, and then with all the missing school for snow days, have missing assignments which must be made up ASAP. Wednesday will provide a good day to take care of these things before next week when my availability will be limited.
AP English III
Your rough drafts are still going to be due next week and we will begin conferencing. Outlines were ready for pickup, but not everyone did. If you have your outline, and even if you don't, you will want to begin drafting and writing. Remember to continue refining your topics to be more fine and specific and to push the argument deeper. What is the big reason why this issue is so important? Why should I as your audience be invested in this topic? That's what you want to prove to me.
Next class will now be Wednesday; have your reading complete to the end of chapter twelve so that we can begin that analysis work. I guess you all weren't meant to take the ACT; I still recommend that a lot of you take that exam - just for another data point, I did better on it than the SAT.
ESL English III
Continue reading The Kite Runner and complete your comic strips if you have not already submitted that. Also, some of you need to finish your Persepolis test. Make sure to see me this week to take care of those exams.
Honors English II
We will see each other again on Thursday and have our discussion of Chapter II as well as some time to work on the Multi-Genre Project. Today gives you a chance to finish your first two products as well as your reading of the third genre. As you read, take notes using the essential questions. Many of you will see that these essential questions can be used to organize and approach the argument to your essay and structure that argument.
As a benchmark, please have everything that you've completed for your essay outline to class on Thursday. I will want to see these, especially your argument on change!
Honors and ESL Students - The final day for permission slips is Friday. Please make sure that you have that turned in!
Russian I
Our next class together will focus on finishing the Accusative case and doing some listening activities to prepare for the exam coming next week. The date of the exam is now the 25th and 26th. You will still have the weekend to prepare, but it is coming a bit earlier. Our presentations will fall on the 21st (A-day) and 24th (B-day). Use the time today to work on your presentations, build your vocabulary skills, complete the exercises on the prepositional case, and listen to the news about Russia.
Olympiada Team - Please still plan to meet with me this week. Friday is best because I want to see all of you as a whole group to talk about the weekend and the fact that we're traveling next week.
All Students:
It's important to realize that the end of the quarter will still be next week. Many of you due to being sick or absent for another reason, and then with all the missing school for snow days, have missing assignments which must be made up ASAP. Wednesday will provide a good day to take care of these things before next week when my availability will be limited.
AP English III
Your rough drafts are still going to be due next week and we will begin conferencing. Outlines were ready for pickup, but not everyone did. If you have your outline, and even if you don't, you will want to begin drafting and writing. Remember to continue refining your topics to be more fine and specific and to push the argument deeper. What is the big reason why this issue is so important? Why should I as your audience be invested in this topic? That's what you want to prove to me.
Next class will now be Wednesday; have your reading complete to the end of chapter twelve so that we can begin that analysis work. I guess you all weren't meant to take the ACT; I still recommend that a lot of you take that exam - just for another data point, I did better on it than the SAT.
ESL English III
Continue reading The Kite Runner and complete your comic strips if you have not already submitted that. Also, some of you need to finish your Persepolis test. Make sure to see me this week to take care of those exams.
Honors English II
We will see each other again on Thursday and have our discussion of Chapter II as well as some time to work on the Multi-Genre Project. Today gives you a chance to finish your first two products as well as your reading of the third genre. As you read, take notes using the essential questions. Many of you will see that these essential questions can be used to organize and approach the argument to your essay and structure that argument.
As a benchmark, please have everything that you've completed for your essay outline to class on Thursday. I will want to see these, especially your argument on change!
Honors and ESL Students - The final day for permission slips is Friday. Please make sure that you have that turned in!
Russian I
Our next class together will focus on finishing the Accusative case and doing some listening activities to prepare for the exam coming next week. The date of the exam is now the 25th and 26th. You will still have the weekend to prepare, but it is coming a bit earlier. Our presentations will fall on the 21st (A-day) and 24th (B-day). Use the time today to work on your presentations, build your vocabulary skills, complete the exercises on the prepositional case, and listen to the news about Russia.
Olympiada Team - Please still plan to meet with me this week. Friday is best because I want to see all of you as a whole group to talk about the weekend and the fact that we're traveling next week.
Monday, March 17, 2014
Homework for B-Day Students: 3/17/2014
Honors English II
Tonight continue reading Kafka's "The Metamorphosis". As you read, continue to take notes related to your essential questions and continue to note the motifs as they appear in your reading. You should make it to the end of chapter two tonight.
Once you've finished the reading, respond to the following question using your knowledge of the text and your own personal opinion:
Both Oedipus and Gregor can be viewed as tragic characters because they are the victims of forces beyond their control; which of the two characters would you consider to be more tragic and pitiable? Oedipus or Gregor? Why?
Be sure to use references to the text and clear explanation to make your argument clear. Don't forget that on Wednesday we will have time to work on the Multi-Genre Project and I will want to see what you've done on your outlines, so bring in what you need to bring in to be productive.
ESL English III
Continue moving forward in your reading of The Kite Runner. If you did not have your comic strip today in class for presentation, be sure to have it next class for a late grade.
Tonight continue reading Kafka's "The Metamorphosis". As you read, continue to take notes related to your essential questions and continue to note the motifs as they appear in your reading. You should make it to the end of chapter two tonight.
Once you've finished the reading, respond to the following question using your knowledge of the text and your own personal opinion:
Both Oedipus and Gregor can be viewed as tragic characters because they are the victims of forces beyond their control; which of the two characters would you consider to be more tragic and pitiable? Oedipus or Gregor? Why?
Be sure to use references to the text and clear explanation to make your argument clear. Don't forget that on Wednesday we will have time to work on the Multi-Genre Project and I will want to see what you've done on your outlines, so bring in what you need to bring in to be productive.
ESL English III
Continue moving forward in your reading of The Kite Runner. If you did not have your comic strip today in class for presentation, be sure to have it next class for a late grade.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Homework for the Weekend - A Day Students: 3/14/2014
AP English III
Over the weekend you should spend your time preparing for the ACT on Tuesday as well as moving forward in your reading of Invisible Man. In Invisible Man, you will need to be to the end of chapter twelve by Thursday's class. Here are some places to pay attention:
Over the weekend you should spend your time preparing for the ACT on Tuesday as well as moving forward in your reading of Invisible Man. In Invisible Man, you will need to be to the end of chapter twelve by Thursday's class. Here are some places to pay attention:
- Chapter Ten: The paint factory is an important setting, notice Lucius Brockway, as well as the conflict between the union and Brockway. Notice as well the importance of white/black color symbolism especially as it relates to the paint.
- Chapter Eleven: This is a difficult and confusing chapter. You're in a hospital and the Invisible Man is going in and out of consciousness so his perspective is hard to follow. Notice here the importance of the color white, the allusions to The Odyssey, as well as the creation of a new identity.
- Chapter Twelve: This chapter is very short. Pay attention to the character of Mary in this chapter as well as the idea of a new identity at play for the Invisible Man.
Lastly, remember that your outlines will be ready for pick-up on Monday.
Russian I:
Today I outlined for you all of the topics which will be on your quarterly exam which will fall on 3/26 and 3/27. Please take the time this weekend to study and begin to prepare yourselves. With the worksheet which I gave you, you cannot complete all of the exercises starred. Attempt for now to do the work that you can do on adjectives, subject, possessive and demonstrative pronouns. The best thing for you to do with the exercise packet is to focus on the story. Practice your reading and comprehension as you will have something very similar on your exam.
On Tuesday you all will be with Mr. Belvin since I'll be administering the ACT. I'll have something fun for you, don't worry, as well as a chance to review for your exam. Don't forget that your projects on Soviet states are due on the 20 and 21 of March, so put in some work for those this weekend too.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Homework for B-Day Students: 3/13/2014
Honors English II
Over the weekend you all have a few tasks to accomplish before our next class. First, you need to complete the reading of Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" to the end of chapter one. As you are reading, be sure to refer to the Essential Questions in your Multi-Genre Assignment pack to help you consider and analyze Kafka's story. Here are some other things to consider as you are reading:
Over the weekend you all have a few tasks to accomplish before our next class. First, you need to complete the reading of Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" to the end of chapter one. As you are reading, be sure to refer to the Essential Questions in your Multi-Genre Assignment pack to help you consider and analyze Kafka's story. Here are some other things to consider as you are reading:
- What is the setting of this story? How could the setting be symbolic?
- How well does Gregor know himself? How well can he control himself?
- How often does language related to prison or confinement appear? Why this trend in the text?
- What makes Gregor angry? Why?
- Develop each member of the family and his/her characterization.
- Where is there some humor in the story? Consider the darkness of this humor as you read.
- What is the reaction once Gregor finally is seen by the family?
- How does the tone shift in chapter one? What causes these shifts?
Furthermore, be sure that you are continuing to outline for your final essay on change, related to the Multi-Genre Project. Remember that your products and your product reflection are due this nine weeks, the final essay will not be collected until the fourth nine weeks so that we have time to develop some great pieces of writing.
Lastly, don't forget your permission slips and money. I need those on Monday!
ESL English III
Over the weekend you will want to finish the comic strip to go along with your personal story. Make sure to follow the rules related to which colors you can or can't use in your art. Remember to put all of the details of your story into the images that you are creating. We will present these on Monday as we move forward into our study of The Kite Runner.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Homework for A-Day Students: 3/12/2014
AP English III
There are a lot of things for you all to accomplish over these next few days. First, you have your research paper outlines due next class. Remember that the key elements of this assignment are that I see your:
There are a lot of things for you all to accomplish over these next few days. First, you have your research paper outlines due next class. Remember that the key elements of this assignment are that I see your:
- argument (DADS) thorough and complete
- use of source material with parenthetical citation and bullets/sentences commenting on the source and its use in the argument
- a full MLA works cited page for all source material, indicate non-print sources
- the topics into which you have divided your argument
- any questions for me
Be sure to submit this tomorrow from 7:00 to 3:00 in your envelope with your original proposal. Also, you will have reading to the end of chapter ten as well as your group teaching assignment. The emphasis here is on the teaching assignment, not on chapter ten, if you don't finish, that's okay, but do move toward completion.
Furthermore, next week will be a bit special for us. We'll only have class on Thursday due to the ACT make-up for the whole school on Tuesday. To this end, aim to have chapters ten through twelve complete by Thursday, March 20.
Russian I
You have one more group of exercises to complete in order to finish your work and review on the PREPOSITIONAL CASE, after today, as I've said, you basically know all there is to know about the PC except for plurals. We haven't done any plurals except in the NOMINATIVE CASE. For tonight, complete the exercises noted in class for another completion check on Friday/Monday. Also, be aware that you will only have half of next class in the library to work on your Soviet Republic project. Work effectively with your partner to complete this work. Presentations will fall on the 20th and 21st. I look forward to this day. Our quarter exam will fall on the 25th and 26th. And we will spend time next week preparing and reviewing for this.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Homework for B-Day Students: 3/11/2014
Russian I:
I hope that all of you enjoyed the festivities today during fourth period. Remember to complete your exercises on the prepositional case for a completion check and review next class. We'll also begin our research project on other former Soviet republics; look forward to that.
Honors English II:
Today's workday should have been productive for all of you; I saw apt of reading and some drafts of products. Remember to review the instructions sheet thoroughly so you complete all of your assignments, as we reviewed in class there are five distinct parts.
Spend tonight finishing your products, completing a draft of your product reflection, and begin drafting your outline.
Next class will be finishing our reading of Oedipus the King and beginning "The Metamorphosis".
ESL English III:
I look forward to reading your reflections on today's class with Ms. T. Tonight you can continue reading The Kite Runner but be sure to spend some time on your comic strips. With last snow day the due date is now Monday. We'll have some time later this week to work on these in class.
Monday, March 10, 2014
Homework for A-Day Students: 3/10/2014
AP English III
Hopefully we're at the end of winter and we won't be missing any more days due to snow or weather. With that being said, here are your reminders for tonight and really to take you through the week.
Hopefully we're at the end of winter and we won't be missing any more days due to snow or weather. With that being said, here are your reminders for tonight and really to take you through the week.
- Next class you will have your assessment on Invisible Man. Remember that you will have identifications (quotes/objects), a personal response related to a moment of the text which was challenging for you, and then finally an essay on a pattern which you have seen between these various African American authors (Baldwin, Lorde, Hurston, and Ellison). However, you may choose to draw on another author (MLK, Twain, etc.) to develop this essay question as well.
- On Friday your groups will present on your chapters. Be sure that your group has a visual aspect to guide the conversation. Also be sure that you get to the end of chapter ten by Friday's class. The teaching will be used to launch into the next chapter under consideration.
- Thursday your research outlines are due. Make sure to follow all of the requirements which I gave you last class. Turn in your proposal as well as your outline in the envelope on Thursday. You will have until 3:00 PM and then it will be considered late. You must turn in a hard copy, electronic copies will only be accepted with prior approval.
Russian I
Today was our Prepositional Case day! Hooray for the Prepositional Case! It's important to explain where things happen. For tonight, you have seven exercises to complete using the prepositional case. Be sure to use the charts within the pages so that you can develop your knowledge here. Do the exercises on a separate sheet of paper and be ready for a completion check next class. We will then review some of the exercises before we move on to our research projects on the former Soviet republics!
Friday, March 7, 2014
Another Snow Day. What the heck...
You're all at home again and I'm at school all lonely. Here are some things to consider as you have this surprise three-day weekend.
All Students - Our next day at school will be an A-day.
AP English III: You all should all be able to complete all reading and be caught up moving into Monday's class. Remember to be to the end of chapter nine and to have all motif charts and annotations updated to this point as well. In addition, I have met with Ms. Baker and we have adjusted the due dates of the Research Project. Hopefully this is the last adjustment:
All Students - Our next day at school will be an A-day.
AP English III: You all should all be able to complete all reading and be caught up moving into Monday's class. Remember to be to the end of chapter nine and to have all motif charts and annotations updated to this point as well. In addition, I have met with Ms. Baker and we have adjusted the due dates of the Research Project. Hopefully this is the last adjustment:
Outline Due: March 13, 2014
Rough Draft Due: March 24, 2014
Writing Conferences: March 24 - April 2, 2014. Only morning and lunch on 3/27.
No conferences on 3/28.
Due Date: April 9, 2014.
Final Due Date: April 10, 2014. (Ten point deduction, lateness)
Be sure that you are moving to complete all of these deadlines. Several of you have been speaking with me about your arguments. Continue to ask questions to make this project come together easily for you.
Russian I: Spend the weekend with your fundamentals. We'll be beginning a review of cases before going on to our unit exam. I'm planning that your Third Unit Exam will be held on 3/25 and 3/26. We'll be reviewing a lot over the next two weeks to prepare!
Honors English II: You will still have your quiz next class, so be sure that you're getting ready for it. Also, you will still have your MGP project workshop. I hope that all of you are reading over this time and taking good notes. On Tuesday, you will need to work on a project, you should not be reading but being productive.
ESL English III: This day off gives all of you a chance to be working on your visual projects. Remember to focus on the characters. Their faces, their expressions, to indicate how people are feeling and the general tone of the piece. I look forward to seeing what you all come up with. Remember our due date of March 17, 2014.
Also - ESL and Honors Students - Don't forget that I can start accepting money for the Holocaust Memorial Trip on Monday. Remember to give part or all of the cost to reserve your spot on the bus!
Thursday, March 6, 2014
B-Day Student Homework and Reminders - 3/6/2014
Honors English II
On Monday, or whenever I see you next, you will have your quiz on Sophocles, Tacitus and vocabulary. Remember that this quiz will look at knowledge related to the text as well as knowledge of the vocabulary. If you have been paying attention in class with Oedipus the King and have taken good notes during our discussion you should do just fine. Just be aware that this quiz is more than simply vocabulary.
Additionally, we will have our first workday for the Multi-Genre Project next class. Many of you will want to work on your first product either on your choice genre or on Oedipus the King. No matter what you will be doing during our workshop, make sure that you have brought what you need to do.
ESL English III
You comic strips which will go along with your personal memoir will be due on Friday, March 14th. You need to begin to divide your story into frames and translate it from all words to visuals and words. Make sure to use the instruction sheet to help you as you make this into a visual of what has happened to you in your life.
On Monday, or whenever I see you next, you will have your quiz on Sophocles, Tacitus and vocabulary. Remember that this quiz will look at knowledge related to the text as well as knowledge of the vocabulary. If you have been paying attention in class with Oedipus the King and have taken good notes during our discussion you should do just fine. Just be aware that this quiz is more than simply vocabulary.
Additionally, we will have our first workday for the Multi-Genre Project next class. Many of you will want to work on your first product either on your choice genre or on Oedipus the King. No matter what you will be doing during our workshop, make sure that you have brought what you need to do.
ESL English III
You comic strips which will go along with your personal memoir will be due on Friday, March 14th. You need to begin to divide your story into frames and translate it from all words to visuals and words. Make sure to use the instruction sheet to help you as you make this into a visual of what has happened to you in your life.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
The A-day That Shouldn't - 3/5/2014
Today we had a class day that we shouldn't have had, but that's okay. I was still able to make it productive for all of us. Here are your A-day reminders for tonight:
AP English III
Tonight you have several goals to meet as we move toward the weekend. First, you need to be to the end of chapter nine in Invisible Man by Friday. Do not procrastinate in your reading or fall behind, doing so will begin to make things very difficult for you. On Friday you will be placed in groups which will be tasked with teaching the different chapters. Take good annotations so that you are prepared for this work.
Furthermore don't forget that you have your research paper outlines due on 3/13; these need to reflect all of your research and development of your argument. Be sure that your full bibliography is attached.
Lastly, you will have your first assessment on Invisible Man on 3/11 - it will cover the Prologue to the end of Chapter Nine. Prepare yourselves!
Russian I
Today you took your quiz so you have no required homework tonight. However, you should spend some time studying your fundamentals of Russian (cases, declensions, and conjugations) as we will spend the next few classes focusing on these elements.
Also, start speaking to your parents now about our trip next summer. Remember that the earlier your lock in and confirm that you will be coming, the lower your overall price!
AP English III
Tonight you have several goals to meet as we move toward the weekend. First, you need to be to the end of chapter nine in Invisible Man by Friday. Do not procrastinate in your reading or fall behind, doing so will begin to make things very difficult for you. On Friday you will be placed in groups which will be tasked with teaching the different chapters. Take good annotations so that you are prepared for this work.
Furthermore don't forget that you have your research paper outlines due on 3/13; these need to reflect all of your research and development of your argument. Be sure that your full bibliography is attached.
Lastly, you will have your first assessment on Invisible Man on 3/11 - it will cover the Prologue to the end of Chapter Nine. Prepare yourselves!
Russian I
Today you took your quiz so you have no required homework tonight. However, you should spend some time studying your fundamentals of Russian (cases, declensions, and conjugations) as we will spend the next few classes focusing on these elements.
Also, start speaking to your parents now about our trip next summer. Remember that the earlier your lock in and confirm that you will be coming, the lower your overall price!
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Another Snow Day!
I thought this winter was done, and now here we are with another snow day. Announcements about the ACT for Juniors and other school wide activities will be pending, the ACT will likely need to be rescheduled for the whole state, so it may take some time to get that put together. Our next day at school will be an A-day. All students should prepare for that.
Russian I students, you will still have your quiz. AP English III students - try to make it to the end of chapter nine, we will likely have a regular class next time while the powers that be decide what to do with the ACT.
English II and ESL English III students should prepare for their next day. Sophomores, you have reading to do - I hope that many of you are taking this time to put in some planning or work on your long-term projects! Good thing I told you to bring your books home. English III students, remember that you have a test on Persepolis next class.
Russian I students, you will still have your quiz. AP English III students - try to make it to the end of chapter nine, we will likely have a regular class next time while the powers that be decide what to do with the ACT.
English II and ESL English III students should prepare for their next day. Sophomores, you have reading to do - I hope that many of you are taking this time to put in some planning or work on your long-term projects! Good thing I told you to bring your books home. English III students, remember that you have a test on Persepolis next class.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Homework for B-Day Students
Honors English II
Today I gave you quite the project. The multi-genre project will require a lot of time and effort from all of you but it is something that I know you can accomplish. Follow the guidelines I gave you today in class as well as the timeline. You've all taken your textbooks home, so you can begin to prepare and make selections now for what you will be studying in this project.
Tonight for homework, you need to continue reading Oedipus the King. Read "Part Ten" which will take us to the blinding of Oedipus. Stop there and complete your notes, including the how/why portion of these notes. In addition, don't forget that you have a quiz on Friday which will cover Tacitus, Sophocles, and vocabulary. Make sure that you're preparing!
ESL English III
Next class you will have your final exam on Persepolis. Use this time to organize your notes and prepare. Remember that we will take A lunch on the day of our test.
Today I gave you quite the project. The multi-genre project will require a lot of time and effort from all of you but it is something that I know you can accomplish. Follow the guidelines I gave you today in class as well as the timeline. You've all taken your textbooks home, so you can begin to prepare and make selections now for what you will be studying in this project.
Tonight for homework, you need to continue reading Oedipus the King. Read "Part Ten" which will take us to the blinding of Oedipus. Stop there and complete your notes, including the how/why portion of these notes. In addition, don't forget that you have a quiz on Friday which will cover Tacitus, Sophocles, and vocabulary. Make sure that you're preparing!
ESL English III
Next class you will have your final exam on Persepolis. Use this time to organize your notes and prepare. Remember that we will take A lunch on the day of our test.
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